Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 61 (106th)

Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 January 1999

Last action

19 January 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Sponsors

Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Phelps, David D. [D-IL-19], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for Medicare reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in federally approved clinical trials; and (2) ensure coverage of such costs under Medicare+Choice plans. Requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and of Labor to report jointly to the Congress on the costs associated with requiring that group health plans and health insurance coverage do not deny payment of routine patient care costs for services furnished in connection with federally approved clinical trials.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 7 January 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E37-38)

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 19 January 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 1999

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 1999

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 6 January 1999

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.